Women's Ministry CoachTools | Women's Ministry Coach https://womensministrycoach.com Clarify your leadership. Sharpen your direction. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:01:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/womensministrycoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-new-3-circle-logo-PHOTO-1-e1588807320922.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Tools | Women's Ministry Coach https://womensministrycoach.com 32 32 116337033 The #1 skill necessary for success as a ministry leader https://womensministrycoach.com/the-1-skill-necessary-for-success-as-a-ministry-leader/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-1-skill-necessary-for-success-as-a-ministry-leader https://womensministrycoach.com/the-1-skill-necessary-for-success-as-a-ministry-leader/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:34:07 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains https://womensministrycoach.com/?p=1482 In my 30+ years of ministry leadership experience, I have discovered there is one skill that seems to make or break great leaders. The good news is, it is a skill we all can learn and improve. No one is born with expert ability in this skill. Unfortunately, we have all experienced the consequences of […]

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]]> In my 30+ years of ministry leadership experience, I have discovered there is one skill that seems to make or break great leaders. The good news is, it is a skill we all can learn and improve. No one is born with expert ability in this skill. Unfortunately, we have all experienced the consequences of […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/the-1-skill-necessary-for-success-as-a-ministry-leader/feed/ 0 1482 Books that have shaped me – Part 1 https://womensministrycoach.com/books-that-have-shaped-me-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-that-have-shaped-me-part-1 https://womensministrycoach.com/books-that-have-shaped-me-part-1/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:02:52 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=1214 I was not a reader as a kid. I was a TV kid. You might not guess that looking at my overstuffed bookshelves today. Even today, I read to learn, not usually to be entertained. For leisure, I want to watch and listen. All that to say, my bookshelves are filled with non-fiction, especially books […]

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]]> I was not a reader as a kid. I was a TV kid. You might not guess that looking at my overstuffed bookshelves today. Even today, I read to learn, not usually to be entertained. For leisure, I want to watch and listen. All that to say, my bookshelves are filled with non-fiction, especially books […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/books-that-have-shaped-me-part-1/feed/ 2 1214 Confident Leadership Class – Early Bird Price Extended https://womensministrycoach.com/confident-leadership-class-early-bird-price-extended/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=confident-leadership-class-early-bird-price-extended https://womensministrycoach.com/confident-leadership-class-early-bird-price-extended/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:06:08 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=1208 I want as many of you as possible to be able to take advantage of the Early Bird price for my Confident Leadership Class, which begins next Monday, Sep 17! I’ll walk you through ways to develop the essential skills for ministry success. We’ll meet 2 hours each week for 6 weeks and you will […]

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]]> I want as many of you as possible to be able to take advantage of the Early Bird price for my Confident Leadership Class, which begins next Monday, Sep 17! I’ll walk you through ways to develop the essential skills for ministry success. We’ll meet 2 hours each week for 6 weeks and you will […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/confident-leadership-class-early-bird-price-extended/feed/ 0 1208 How to Read the Bible Like a Leader https://womensministrycoach.com/how-to-read-the-bible-like-a-leader/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-read-the-bible-like-a-leader https://womensministrycoach.com/how-to-read-the-bible-like-a-leader/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2017 05:54:39 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=943 Ever wonder where Jesus got his training to be a leader? Yes, he was God in the flesh, but he chose to limit his powers while on earth and became a servant who demonstrated what it looks like to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love your neighbor as […]

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]]> Ever wonder where Jesus got his training to be a leader? Yes, he was God in the flesh, but he chose to limit his powers while on earth and became a servant who demonstrated what it looks like to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love your neighbor as […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/how-to-read-the-bible-like-a-leader/feed/ 1 943 A Leader’s Spiritual Presence https://womensministrycoach.com/a-leaders-spiritual-presence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-leaders-spiritual-presence https://womensministrycoach.com/a-leaders-spiritual-presence/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:44:14 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=941 How do wisdom AND compassion show up in your role as a teacher/mentor/leader? Sometimes it’s easier to be wise than compassionate. As a leader, you are probably capable of surveying a situation and logically planning a solution or plan of action that will get the job done, make a decision, or take the next step. […]

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]]> How do wisdom AND compassion show up in your role as a teacher/mentor/leader? Sometimes it’s easier to be wise than compassionate. As a leader, you are probably capable of surveying a situation and logically planning a solution or plan of action that will get the job done, make a decision, or take the next step. […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/a-leaders-spiritual-presence/feed/ 0 941 Spiritual Skills That Stretch A Leader’s Mind https://womensministrycoach.com/spiritual-skills-that-stretch-a-leaders-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spiritual-skills-that-stretch-a-leaders-mind https://womensministrycoach.com/spiritual-skills-that-stretch-a-leaders-mind/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:40:26 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=937 How broad is your perspective? As I child, I would lie in the cool, green grass on a summer afternoon looking up into the sky through the feathery leaves of the mimosa tree in our front yard. Noticing how the leaves would fold up each evening was a fun fact for a five- year old. […]

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]]> How broad is your perspective? As I child, I would lie in the cool, green grass on a summer afternoon looking up into the sky through the feathery leaves of the mimosa tree in our front yard. Noticing how the leaves would fold up each evening was a fun fact for a five- year old. […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/spiritual-skills-that-stretch-a-leaders-mind/feed/ 2 937 How Self-Awareness Can Improve Your Leadership https://womensministrycoach.com/how-self-awareness-can-improve-your-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-self-awareness-can-improve-your-leadership https://womensministrycoach.com/how-self-awareness-can-improve-your-leadership/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2017 05:12:08 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=935 Great leaders understand the need for self-awareness and practice it with the goal of self-improvement. Effective Christian leaders seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance in aligning their gifts, talents, and inner selves with God’s work in the world. To start, you need to make use of the tools available for knowing who you are and what […]

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]]> Great leaders understand the need for self-awareness and practice it with the goal of self-improvement. Effective Christian leaders seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance in aligning their gifts, talents, and inner selves with God’s work in the world. To start, you need to make use of the tools available for knowing who you are and what […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/how-self-awareness-can-improve-your-leadership/feed/ 0 935 Can you measure Spiritual Intelligence? https://womensministrycoach.com/can-you-measure-spiritual-intelligence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-measure-spiritual-intelligence https://womensministrycoach.com/can-you-measure-spiritual-intelligence/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:07:38 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=925 Who are your spiritual leaders–past and present? Most of us would probably have Jesus at the top of our list, yet there are others who have also brought wisdom, peace, and compassion to our world. I think of the Apostle Paul, Corrie ten Boom, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks. Have you ever […]

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]]> Who are your spiritual leaders–past and present? Most of us would probably have Jesus at the top of our list, yet there are others who have also brought wisdom, peace, and compassion to our world. I think of the Apostle Paul, Corrie ten Boom, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks. Have you ever […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/can-you-measure-spiritual-intelligence/feed/ 0 925 A Third Peek into My Leadership Toolbox https://womensministrycoach.com/a-third-peek-into-my-leadership-toolbox/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-third-peek-into-my-leadership-toolbox https://womensministrycoach.com/a-third-peek-into-my-leadership-toolbox/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2017 05:45:37 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=615 Can you imagine someone joining your church staff tomorrow who was just released from prison today? I can’t, but I should be able to! Why? Because when Jesus healed Mary Magdalene from being imprisoned by seven demons–which could imply she suffered from the worst possible corruption–she became one of a group of wealthy women who […]

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]]> Can you imagine someone joining your church staff tomorrow who was just released from prison today? I can’t, but I should be able to! Why? Because when Jesus healed Mary Magdalene from being imprisoned by seven demons–which could imply she suffered from the worst possible corruption–she became one of a group of wealthy women who […]

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]]> https://womensministrycoach.com/a-third-peek-into-my-leadership-toolbox/feed/ 2 615 A Peek into My Leadership Toolbox https://womensministrycoach.com/a-peek-into-my-leadership-toolbox/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-peek-into-my-leadership-toolbox https://womensministrycoach.com/a-peek-into-my-leadership-toolbox/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:15:14 +0000 Laura Savage-Rains http://womensministrycoach.com/?p=438 About two years after I graduated from seminary, God made it clear to me that everyone I knew was already salty and shiny and I was not being the salt and light I needed to be. So, God called me into secular work and out of my ministry job in a large denominational agency. That’s […]

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]]> About two years after I graduated from seminary, God made it clear to me that everyone I knew was already salty and shiny and I was not being the salt and light I needed to be. So, God called me into secular work and out of my ministry job in a large denominational agency. That’s […]

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